Papu Surname
Approximately 22,951 people bear this surname
Papu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18,187 | 1:42,177 | 2,946 |
| South Africa | 1,450 | 1:37,364 | 4,792 |
| Indonesia | 1,054 | 1:125,474 | 12,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 727 | 1:11,216 | 995 |
| Pakistan | 554 | 1:322,462 | 6,585 |
| Ukraine | 219 | 1:207,866 | 27,968 |
| Turkey | 130 | 1:598,626 | 32,242 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| Afghanistan | 59 | 1:544,969 | 6,640 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Kenya | 45 | 1:1,026,220 | 34,572 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| American Samoa | 22 | 1:2,534 | 546 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Papu (143,232) may also be a first name.
Papu Demographics
Average Papu Salary in
United States
$73,661 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Papu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Papu (Bengali: পাপু, Hindi: पपू, Marathi: पपु, Oriya: ପପୁ, Russian: Папу, Tibetan: སྤ་པུ་) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Papu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Papu is the 23,613th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 317,526 people. Papu is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Papu reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Papu is also the 7,321st most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 143,232 people.
The surname Papu is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 18,187 people, or 1 in 42,177. In India Papu is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 93 percent are found, Gujarat, where 3 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Papu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Papu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Papu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
The amount Papu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning R 153,564 per year and in United States they earn 70.71% more than the national average, earning $73,661 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Papu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Papu in the Bengali language | ||
| পাপু | papu | 96.04 |
| পপু | papu | 1.98 |
| পাপ্পু | pappu | 1.98 |
| Papu in the Hindi language | ||
| पपू | papu | 68.16 |
| पपु | papu | 27.78 |
| पप्पू | pappu | 2.12 |
| पापू | papu | 1.46 |
| पप्ू | papu | 0.15 |
| पापु | papu | 0.13 |
| पप्पु | pappu | 0.07 |
| पप्ु | papu | 0.03 |
| पप्प्ू | pappu | 0.01 |
| पपूु | papuu | 0.01 |
| पप्प् | papp | 0.01 |
| पपू़ | papu | 0.01 |
| Papu in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྤ་པུ་ | papu | 66.67 |
| པ་པུ་ | papu | 33.33 |
| Papu in the Oriya language | ||
| ପପୁ | papu | 56.95 |
| ପାପୁ | papu | 5.59 |
| ପପୁସାହୁ | papusahu | 3.02 |
| ପପୁକୁମାର | papukumara | 2.67 |
| ପପୁେବେହରା | papuebehara | 2.31 |
| ପାପୂ | papu | 0.1 |
| ରାଜୁ | raju | 0.05 |
| ଗପୁ | gapu | 0.05 |
| ପୁପୁ | pupu | 0.05 |
| ପାକୁ | paku | 0.05 |
| ପଫୁ | paphu | 0.05 |
| Papu in the Marathi language | ||
| पपु | papu | 38.21 |
| पपू | papu | 33.8 |
| पापु | papu | 18.66 |
| पापू | papu | 8.32 |
| पंपु | pampu | 0.25 |
| पापूु | papuu | 0.13 |
| Papu in the Russian language | ||
| Папу | papu | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papu
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